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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rong Yao, Troy, MI (US);
John T. Reed, Northville, MI (US);
Alexandre Costa Henriques, Lauro de Freitas, BR;
Gavin Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/06 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/065 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tolerance compensator for a vehicle frame includes a base member having an upper portion in keyed engagement with a roof structure. The tolerance compensator also has an extension member that is threadably coupled with a lower portion of the base member. A fastener extends up from a body-side structure to threadably engage and move the extension member down into contact with the body-side structure before threadably engaging the base member.